The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-10
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

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It was contended that it took too long TO hang
man. thereby allowing him to live longer than
the law contemplated.
THE SECOND international meeting on the SUB
iect of the abuse of alcoholic drinks will be held
nj Zurich on September and 10 next. frot;
Fore of the University of Zurich, is at the heau
OF the Committee of Organization.
THE largest tuning fork probably ever maze
anywhere is the one recently manufactured at
Hanau for the Physiological Institute at Lelpslc'
II weighs over twenty seven kilos, ana gives
fourteen double oscillations second.
A COMMITTEE is being organized in Geneva to
arrange for celebration of the four hundredth
anniversary of the discovery of America by
Columbus and each of the United States is TO
be invited to send representatives othe cele-
bration
TIE United States owns about SIS 900
worth of buildings, and has not cent of insur-
ance on any of them Most of them are prac-
tically fire proof. The government believes that
it is strong enough to carry its own insurance;
The AstorS and some of the other large real
estate owners in New York act on the same
policy.
AS A case of simple justice to an humble citi-
zen the New York World gives place to this per
sonal card: "Please would you correct that mis-
take you made of the dancing on 7. DIVER
excursion? The gentleman that danced with
Mrs Barry was not Billy Barry; it was Billy
McGOnagle, the champion Irish jig dancer or
America BILLY MCGONAGLE."
UNCLE Tom CADY, of Champaign, ILL.,, planted
quantity Of popcorn several days ago. He
waited anxiously to see the sprouts appear above
ground but they came not. He examined a
humber of hills and to his astonishment he
found that each grain had popped out into a
fiakey white mass. The transformation was as
complete as though corn-popper had been
used.
MAX We'll is the richest Jew in New York,
his figure being estimated at $s,0OOOO0. Follow
ing him are forty other millionaireS of the same
race. The Hebrew capital in the Cotton tx
change is over So 100000, and of city real estate
they hold at least SlO0000000. An estimate Of
the annual transactions of the wholesale trade
of New York done by Hebrews put the figures
at $3.50, 100000
IT was supposed that the flagship Cumberland
when she was sunk by the Merrimac had 100000
in coin in her safe for the payment of the fleet.
Many attempts have been made to recover the
safe. and as much as $4,000 have been expended
in the effort, it is said Lately New Haven
wrecRer succeeded in raising the safe, but on
opening it only $40 in coin were found. The pa
per money it may have contained had dissolved
or disappeared.
Two Scotch fishwives in London were talking
about the jubilee the other day. "Eh, wlmman,
said one to the other "can We tell me what a
jubilee is, for hear a the folk spakin' ABBOTT
it?'' lou, ay, replied the other, 81 can tell We
that We see, when a man and a wumman has
been marrit for five and twenty year, that's a
siller waddin'; and when they've been maTrit
for fifty year that's a gOuden waddin'; but
when the man is deed, that's jubilee"
WHAT sort of men have the missionary soce-
ties been sending out to convert the heather
of Siam? Mrs Leavitt writes from Bangkok:
ttDaar RaxyarADd NJicSippory orJ do
send out any more wine bibbing, cigar-smoking
missionaries There is bad example enough in
all these lands from the ungodly men of Chris
tian lands who are in government employ and
engaged IN business. Let Christian mission
aries he so free from all these things that no
poor soul or body can be injured by following
their example"
THE royal poetess, the Queen of Roumania, or
Carmen SYLVIA to use her literary pseudonym,
has sent characteristic jubilee present to
Queen Victoria. She some time ago translated
| Queen Victoria's journal into the Roumanian
| language, and has now published a cheap
and abridged peoples edition" of the work,
| with a number of calculations explanatory OF
| English and Scottish topography and customs,
| so as TO make the book more interesting to its
| East European readers A magnifcently print
| ed and bound copy of this little work has been
| sent by the royal Roumanian translator to the
royal English author, accompanied by grace
! full letter.
| A ROMANTIC MARRIAGE occurred at the Meth.
| odist Episcopal parsonage in Edwarisville, ILL.,
the other day. The contracting parties were
Prof. James o. Duncan, of Vandalia, Ill, a
widower, and Mrs. Lille W. Carroll, widow
and teacher in Springfield Ill, formerly OF
Vandalia. The marriage is elimination of a
series of condolences in the life of the welded
pair. The Rev. J. b. Thompson, who performed
| the ceremony, Officiated in the same capacity at
Prof. Duncan'S first marriage, and also at Mrs
Carrolls first marriage and preached the flu.
neral sermon upon the death of Prof Duncan's
wife, and was called upon to perform the last
rites at the funeral of Mrs. CAROLS former hus-
band II was this strange fatality of crcum-
stances which induced the couple to seek again
the services of Mr.. Thompson.
POISONOUS PERAMBULAToRs, " says the British
Medical Journal, ''are probably one of the
least suspected of dangers yet, nevertheless,
one which experience has shown to exist, and,
therefore, one against which the parents Of a
family would do well to be on their guard A
case is recorded this week of child aged
months. who, on it's return after being out under
a hot sun, was seized with sickness and vomit.
ing the vomted matter being a green -coIored
fluid. From inquiries made by the medical man
il was elected that the child had been seen tn
suck green strap of the perambulator and
the true cause of the mischief was at once sus
pected, namely, arsenic poisoning, An analyti.
cal examination of the strap confirmed this
view, arsenic DellR founu 10 De present in great
abundance. In spite of all that medical aid
could effect. the child gradually sank from ex
haustion."
Nor often is there such gathering Of royal
personages as formed the Queens dinner party
last night, -" says the 81. James Gazette. give
maiestes, six heirs to thrones. four imperial
highnesses, forty-siX royal highnesses, three
grand ducal hChncsses seven serene highnesses
and five highnesses appear III the list But the
relationships which the list embraces and the
population and territory the rulers of which il
represents. are still mora extraordinary Al
most every rcgning family in Europe is repre-
scented, the exceptions being the royal family Of
Holland, some of the German prIncelats and
the rulers Of the Balkan States. But it was also
in a very real sense family party for the i'm
perial and royal personages surrounding the
Queen were her sons, her daughters. her sons
and daughters-in-law, her grandchildren and
indeed, representatives of almost all varieties OF
kinship appropriate to her age, save one"
TUE death is announced of Francis b Evans
q Welshman, who was for many years wei
known in San Francisco as "the blind pencil
seller on Kearney street. His affection wa.
caused by a steel splinter lodging in his eve
while engaged years ago as an engineer in one
of the ComstoCl mines. After losing his SIGH,
he was fired with zeal to accomplish something
beneficial to himself and others similarly stu
nted, and began m AGITATION for the establish
ment Of an Industrial Home for the Adult Blind
He brought the subject before the Legislature
and personally advocated the measure before
that body with so much force and eloouepce n,
10 carry Il. The manner in which the home was
managed was, however. "A sore diSnp,,cintunani